#994BDD#994BDD

#994BDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.215 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994BDD
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 221)
HSL	hsl(272, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 58.33, -61.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 85.05, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% 0.1235 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.215 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.7012, 17.0251, 70.1667)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994BDD #8FDD4B

analogous

#504BDD #994BDD #DD4BD8

triadic

#994BDD #DD994B #4BDD99

tetradic

#994BDD #DD504B #8FDD4B #4BD8DD

square

#994BDD #DD504B #8FDD4B #4BD8DD

split-complementary

#994BDD #D8DD4B #4BDD50

monochromatic

#5B1C92 #7B25C5 #994BDD #B67EE7 #D3B2F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#994BDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#994BDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994BDD

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994BDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994BDD	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E73DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994bdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.215 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc82e8',
    500: '#994bdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994bdd;
$custom-light: #bc82e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994bdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.055,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57977,
    "c": 0.21471,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994BDD

secondary

#C0DFA5

accent

#EB3D8E

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #994BDD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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